MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Turkish authorities will have to tackle the problems related to the ongoing Syrian conflict through a dialogue with incumbent Syria's President Bashar Assad, a Turkish lawmaker from the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) told Sputnik on Monday.
"The problems related to the issue of the Syrian conflict should be solved in cooperation with Syria's legitimate authorities… The dialogue should be held with the 'head of the household.' Even if you do not like him somehow, the rightest way to solve the problem is through the dialogue with him. It is natural and the only right way. At the moment Assad is Syria's legitimate president. Regardless of our stance on Assad we should maintain a dialogue with him," Mustafa Balbay said.
Russia and Iran have been supporting the legitimate Syrian government headed by Assad while several other countries, including Turkey, back different opposition groups.
